As long as it comes to PC and they've sorted out the Windows Store issues (a big 'if' admittedly) then I'd definitely be up for that. Absolutely adore the original games.

Paladins!

I hope they don't fix the Windows Store issues and instead are forced to release it on Steam. I want my games to be at the same place as much as possible and Steam is much more social, which is especially important for a multiplayer game.

I imagine making the game work with the gamepad means the gameplay will be different?

Sure... I can't imagine Age of Empires working on a gamepad without alterations to it's mechanics, specifically movement and unit selection. The game will be built from the ground up to be console friendly, thus it will be different from a PC Exclusive RTS game such as the original Age of Empires titles.

AOK was on PS2 of course, but that was a simple cash grab a couple of years after the original... and it was bad.

"#Xbox"

what i want him to tease is AoE 4

While Xbox games are coming to PC, I highly doubt Microsoft are going to start prioritizing the PC versions over the Console versions of games any time soon. 

But regardless of that, when making a strategy game for both Console and PC surely it makes more sense to prioritize the interface for Consoles. PC's don't have any trouble with strategy games, so it's the console you're going to build the interactions, controls and mechanics around.

I'm sure Halo Wars 2 is designed around the limitations of a gamepad, and I fully expect this would be the same.

Selecting units with a mouse is a lot faster and more accurate. In a PC rts game you will be able to select and isolate a singular unit that is surrounded by hundreds of other units, with a gamepad you will have a large innacurate cursor. In a console rts units are less likely to be many individual entities and are most likely put into larger groups.

Basically you'll probably be controlling and building a few squads of units, rather than many individual units, that's the main thing. There'll be less micro management when it comes to moving units on a gamepad-friendly rts.

Would love a new Age of Empires either to build on 2 or a Victorian Era/Modern Era RTS.